Survey shows most believe world not to be safer with Trump

TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – Results of a Sputnik.Polls survey reveal that most people in Germany, France, Brazil, UK, and Turkey believe that after Donald Trump’s election as US president, the world will become less secure.

Most people in Germany (72%), France (64%), Brazil (60%), Great Britain (55%) and Turkey (52%) believe that after Donald Trump’s election as US president, the world will become less secure. The same opinion is shared by 49% of Italians and 45% of US residents. The Sputnik.Polls survey was conducted by TNS Global for the Sputnik news agency and radio.

Question: Now that Donald Trump has been elected President of the United States, do you think the world will be a more secure or less secure place?

Brazil

France

Germany

Italy

Turkey

UK

USA

More secure

13%

6%

8%

13%

11%

11%

28%

Less secure

60%

64%

72%

49%

52%

55%

45%

The same as before

19%

21%

13%

32%

28%

25%

17%

Don't know

8%

9%

7%

6%

9%

9%

10%

The survey was conducted by TNS Global, between February 16-22, 2017. The survey was conducted via an online methodology and interviewed a total of 7,148 respondents across 7 countries. Countries and respective sample size per country: France (1,004 people aged 16-64), Germany (1,014 people aged 16-64), Italy (1,050 people aged 16-54, Great Britain (1,037 people aged 16-64), the United States (1,027 people aged 18-64), Brazil (1,010 people aged 16-54) and Turkey (1,006 people aged 16-54). The survey is designed to be nationally representative within age, gender and region interviewed. The maximum sampling error by country is +/- 3.1%, with a confidence level of 95%.

The international public opinion project was created in January 2015, in partnership with leading research companies such as Populus, IFOP, and forsa. The project organizes regular surveys in the United States and Europe on the most sensitive social and political issues.